Uniform cap



Sept. 28, 1948. v B. LEV

UNIFORM CAP Filed Nov. 29, 194e Patented Sept. 28, 1948 UNITED S TAT ESPATENT OFFI CE 'UNIFORM `C'AP .Benjamin Lev, Chicago, iIll. ApplicationNovember 29, 1946, Serial No. 712,824

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This invention relates to a uniformcap having a frame whereon may befitted a removable cover. More Y.particularly .the ,present improvementsare concerned with the Ymeans whereby an fupstanding stay at .the :caplfront is supportingly connected both to the frame and to the cover in amanner which is simple, dependable and releasable. It is an importantobject of my invention `to provide such a-connection in order to permityfacile removal, Yor replacement, of the I.cover whenever desired.

My invention may advantageously be -em- 'fbodied in a construction suchas is illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:

-Figure `1 'is a vfront velevational View of the present cap;

Fig. 2 is-a fragmentary vertical section, enlarged, through the frontend of the cap, taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of one form of stay having at its upperend means for establishing my improved supporting connection with thecover that is to be united to the frame from which this stay is upwardlyand .forwardly extended;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail in section, on line 4-4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 which is a View similar to Fig. 4 shows a modification in theconstruction of the cover means which cooperates with the stay toestablish Itherebetween my improved releasable supporting connection.

The present cap may be conventional in that it comprises, incombination, a frame F with connected ends, made desirably of iiber orthe like. This frame which may be fabric covered furnishes on its innerface -a mounting for a holder H in the form of a plate from which tinesID may be struck outwardly lto traverse the frame for clinching upon itsouter face (see Fig. 2). In some such way as this the holder is securedfirmly to the frame.

A pair of bars I I is also struck out to lie spaced from the holderplate to which they remain connected at their opposite ends. These barswhich are disposed inwardly of the holder furnished a mounting for thelower end I2 of a stay S in the form of a strap which may he slidablysecured to the inside of the bars against the inner face of the plate toextend upwardly of the frame. The stay is desirably offset at I4 toprovide a stop in the form of an approximately horizontal ledge adaptedto overlie and rest upon the frame top; and its upper end I5 thereaboveis extended both forwardly and uptal-ien -duce weight Imay also providein opposite ends of the stay a pair of elongated slots I`I,:as shown.

At a point 'just short `of the stay top there is provided a rearwardlyextending arcuate hook l2-II 'terminating in a depending vear .2.I. Thishook 'may be conveniently :formed 'from a tongue -a't the end -of `:theslot SI'I which 'is displaced Afor this purpose.

This hook-cooperates with means on the 4cover (presently tobe described)in estabilishing :a -releasable support therefor.

To the inside of the frame may be afxed the usual sweat band 25 whichwill conceal the presence of the holder plate. At or near the lower edgeof the sweat band a visor 26 is secured, but this part of the capconstruction forms no part of my invention, hence need not be furtherdescribed. Arranged to iit around the cap frame, exteriorly thereof, isthe band 30 of a cover C whose side 3=I at the top joins with a welt 32extending peripherally of the usual tip 33 to which the wel-t is alsosecured. This cover which is removably iitted in place conceals theupwardly and forwardly extending upper end I5 of the stay whose top edgeis adapted to enter between the side and welt at the point of juncturetherebetween.

I provide a special supporting connection between the stay and cover.For this purpose there is affixed to the Vwelt at the front a fittingwhich may take the form of a yclip 35 having a pair of coacting jawswhich are adapted to tightly engage opposite faces of the welt.Extending outwardly from the clip is a bar SIB formed into an elongatedeye through which the hook 20 may be received. 'When so disposed, thetop face of the hook is engaged by the welt so as to derive supporttherefrom. In this way the stay operates to support the entire front endof the cover whose welt is rested upon the arcuate upper face of thehook to distribute safely the thrust force that is encountered. Due tointerfitting of the stay top edge within the angular space at thejuncture of the welt and side, the supporting connection furnished bythe stay will tend to remain undisturbed during normal use of the cap.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated a modiiication in the construction of thefitting which coacts with the stay hook. Here an eye 40 is formedthrough the welt itself (without the use of any attached clip), much thesame as a buttonhole through one or more plies of fabric material. Suchan eye may optionally be reinforced around its periphery, as bystitching or otherwise. Its cooperation with the stay hook is the sameas already described in connection with Fig. 4, the supporting fabric ofthe welt being movable, as required, to permit in and out movements ofthe complementary hook.

To remove the cover, its band 30 is slipped off of the cap frame, thestay being concurrently disengaged from its holder plate; the stay isthen rotated around the welt-eye axis into a position of substantialengagement with the cover tip; at this point the hook tongue may bepassed outwardly through the eye by properly manipulating the welt forthis purpose, the stay being then disconnected from the cover, Toreplace, then entire operation is merely reversed.

I claim:

1. In a uniform cap, the combination of a frame, a cover fitted to theframe and freely removable therefrom, the cover comprising a tip andside and a welt at the inside juncture thereof, a fitting xedly securedto the welt at the front, and a front support extending upwardly fromthe frame in detachable connection therewith and in removable supportingconnection with the welt tting whereby to support the cover at thatpoint.

2. In a uniform cap, the combination of a frame, a cover removablyfitted to the frame, the cover comprising a tip and side and a welt atthe inside juncture thereof, and a front support extending upwardly fromthe frame to enter between the cover welt and side for sustaining thewelt at that point and provided with sustaining means engaging the weltat a point spaced from the side whereby to support the cover at thatpoint also.

3. In a uniform cap, the combination of a frame, a cover removablyfitted to the frame, a stay extended upwardly from the frame, a weltsecured to the cover interiorly thereof, and a hook and eye supportingconnection between the welt and the stay at a point proximate to itsupper end.

4. In aV uniform cap, the combination of a frame, a cover removablyfitted to the frame, a welt secured to the cover interiorly thereof, aclip formed with an eye in gripping engagement with opposite faces ofthe welt, a stay extended upwardly from the frame for engagement withthe welt and cover at a point removed from the eye, and means on thestay adapted both to traverse the clip eye and to supportingly engagethe Welt at a point removed from the cover.

BENJAMIN LEV.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 814,089 Shaw Mar. 6, 19061,485,778 Holzenthaler Mar. 4, 1924 2,038,828 Conley Apr. 28, 19362,154,210 Lev Apr. 11, 1939 2,389,689 Scheppler Nov. 27, 1945 2,408,318Josephs Sept. 24, 1946

